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Case Reports
. 2012 Mar;3(1):67-70.
doi: 10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.1.67. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

Surveillance Programme of Work-related Diseases (WRD) in France

Madeleine Valenty  1 , Julie Homère, Maëlaïg Mevel, Thomas Dourlat, Loïc Garras, Magdeleine Brom, Ellen Imbernon
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Surveillance Programme of Work-related Diseases (WRD) in France

Madeleine Valenty et al. Saf Health Work. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

The surveillance programme of work-related diseases (WRD) is based on a network of occupational physicians who notify all WRD diagnosed during a two-week observation period. The aims are mainly to estimate the prevalence of non-compensated WRD in the working population according to socio economic factors; to determine new indicators of occupational health; to update the lists of compensable occupational diseases; to understand and assess under-compensation and under-notification. The participation rate for occupational physicians is around 33% in 2008. The main WRD are the musculoskeletal disorders, followed by the mental disorders. This 2-week protocol, repeated regularly, provides useful data on frequency of pathologies linked to employment as well as an estimate of unreported WRD subject to compensation or non-compensated WRDs, and the trends of WRDs over the time.

Keywords: Occupational physicians; Surveillance programme; Work related diseases.

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Regions involved in the surveillance programme of work-related diseases in France.
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The musculoskeletal disorders prevalence rate according to the economic sector in 2008.
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The prevalence rate of psychological disorders according to the social status in 2008.
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